Cushion seat



C. F. CODA.

CUSHION SEAT.

APPLICATIQN FILED SERT. a. 1,921.

Patented une 13,

STATES NETE@ earsnr @wml CI-IRISTOEHEB IE. CODA, OFv EETBOT, MICHIGAN.

CUSHION SEAT.

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application filed September To all eti/tom t may concern Be it known that I, CumsrorrinnF .Coin/1., a citizen ot the United States ot America, residing` at ctroit, in the county ontl Tayne and State of liiiichigan, have invented certain new and use'lful improvements in Cushion Seats, et which the following is a speciiication, reference being had therein to the accomp anying drawings.

The invention reiates to cushion seats ot the type in which the cushion is provided .vith a skirt which entends downward around the spring iii-ame and is attached to the base thereof.

It is the object of the invention to obtainv a simple construction which permits of easily attachinf` the skirt, andito this end the invention cons first, in the uorel construction of the spring tramo, and, Yfurther, in the means tor attaching the skirt thereto, as hereinafter set i'orth.

in the ih'awings,

Figure i is a bottom plan view of' the spring trame, showing theskirt attached to the border wire thereof.

Figures and 3 are crossssections through the lranie showing the manner ot attaching` the skirt.

iigure is a perspective view oiC a portion ot the trame and skirt.

it. are the springs, oit usual. construction, and B, is a base border wire, to which the lower edge oit the skirt is attached. Usually the springs A, are attached directly to the border wire B, as well. as to cross members extending trom side to side of the border it'rame. This attachment between the border wire and the spring interferes with the attachment ot the skirt, particularly where the latter is drawn around beneath the border. have, therefore, improved the construetion by dispensing` with the direct connection between the border wire and the adjacent springs, and by supporting the springs solely t'rom cross members. have also devised a simple construct-ion ot' cross members which may be readily attached to the border trame without interfering with attachment oi the skirt. This construction comprises wires C, having continuous sheet metal strips D oit U-shaped cross-section engaging therewith, said strips forming the means of attachment to the springs. More in detail the cross members C with their sheet metal strips B. are arranged in pairs embracing a series of springs A, and engag- Specieation of Letters Patent.

iPatented June t3,` H5223-,

3, 1921. Serial No. 498,214.

ing diametrically opposite sides ofthe circular bases A ot said springs. r)The ends ot" the wires C project beyond the ends ot the strips D which latter terminate inside ot the border iiramefB and the projecting ends ot' the wire C are then crimped aboutl the Jorder 'frame to secureiy attach the same. rIransversely or 'the cross bar C are a pair of wire cross E, E, which are clipped to the spring` bases ot transverse rows oit springs, and having their endV portions sccnred t-o the border'wire, as indicated at l?. This williiorm aA rigid connection between the border Yframe and the springs, and/at the same time will leavethe greater part et the border wire unobstructed for attachment ot the skirt thereto.

The skirt Gv is secured by drawing` the lower edge of the same either around thc border wire, as indicated at H1 in Figure 2, or by placing the lower edge adjacent to the border' trame, asindicated at I, Figure The skirt is then attached to the Ytraine by a series ot U-shapedsheet metal. clips J, which are slipped over the border wire and the ad# `jacent skirt and are then crimped'to securely clamp the same.

1With the construction as described the time required ttor assembling the cushion with the frame and` attachment of the skirt is greatly reduced tor the clips J may be rapidly engaged. Also, these clips may be placed all around the skirt and will thus dis tribute the stress upon the same, consequently the construction is a durable one and one inexpensive to manufacture.

What I claim as my invention is:

l. In a cushion seat, the combination with springs of a base border frame, cross members 'for attaching said springs to said base border frame each comprising a wire eX- tending adjacent to the spring and a sheet metal strip of U-shape in cross section sur-v rounding said wire and crimped into engagement with each ot said springs, said strip having the opposite ends thereof terminating short of the sides of said border trame, the ends of said cross wires being bent into engagement with said base border trame.

2. In a cushion seat, the combination with the springs and a base border frame, of cross bars for attaching said springs to said base border trame each comprising a wire extending adjacent to the lower coil of a series of springs the ends of said wire being :und

bent into engagement with the border frame, and a sheet metal strip or U-shape in cross section having the opposite ends thereof spaced from the opposite sides of said base border frame, said strip embracing said wire and being clipped to the springs.

In a cushion seat, the combination with the springs ot a wire base border 'trame spaced 'from the springs, a pair of cross bars for connecting series of springs with said base yborder iframe, each comprising a wire having its ends bent about the border wire and sheet metal strips of U-shape in cross section embracing said wires and extending continuously between the opposite sides of the base border iframe, said strips having the opposite ends thereof spaced trom the sides of said frame and also embracing the'spring bases and being clinched into engagement therewith.

Ll. In a cushion seat, the combination with the springs oi a wire base border frame spaced from said springs, cross bars for connecting series of springs with said base border frame, each cross bar consisting of a wire having its ends bent about the wire ot the frame and sheet metal members oit U- shape in cross section embracing said wires and springs and clinched thereto, said sheet metal members having the opposite ends thereof spaced from the sides of said iframe, a skirt and means embracing said border irame and skirt to secure the same to each other.

5. In a cushion seat, the combination with a plurality of springs, of' a base border frame spaced from said springs, cross members disposed upon opposite sides of said springs and having the ends thereof secured to said trame, and metallic strips surrounding said cross members and secured to said springs, said strips terminating short or the sides of said frame.

6. In a cushion seat, the combination with a plurality of springs, o'l2 a base border frame spaced from said springs, cross members disposed upon opposite sides oi said springs and havingthe ends thereof secured to said frame, metallic strips surrounding said cross members and secured to said springs, said strips terminating short of the sides of said `frame, and cross bars secured to said springs and having the opposite ends thai-cotl secured to said trame, said bars being disposed at right angles to the cross members aforesaid.

7. In a cushion seat, the combination with a plurality of springs, of a base border irame spaced `from said springs, cross members disposed upon opposite sides of said springs and having the ends thereoil secured to said frame, metallic strips surrounding said cross members and secured to said springs, and cross bars secured to said springs and having the opposite ends thereof secured to said frame.

8. In a cushion seat, the combination with a pluralitybf springs, of a base border trame spaced from said springs, cross members disposed upon opposite sides of said springs and having the ends thereof secured to said frame, metallic strips surrounding said cross members and secured to said springs, and cross bars secured to said springs and having the opposite ends thereof secured to said frame, said cross bars extending across said strips.

In testimony whereof I anix my signature.

CHRISTOPHER F. CODA. 

